Is tree diversity different in the Southern Hemisphere?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-312

  Burns, K C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Latitudinal diversity gradient; Sampling effect; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548640205     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[307:ITDDIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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